It is the fall season and time to get those containers full of your favorite fall flowers. Plants like mums and asters look beautiful and give a classic look in a fall container garden but don’t limit your choices to just these two, there are lots of other fall plants that usually last well beyond the first frost. (photo courtesy: Park Seed)

While most of us go crazy in the summer planting flowering annuals, hardy perennials are a great choice to plant in your container gardens during the fall season. Experiment with different color combinations that you usually will not consider during the summer months like orange and purple mixed in with greens and deep reds for a dramatic look. You can try some of these hardy perennials in your fall garden containers.

Sedum
Sedum is a late blooming and hardy plant that will grow well in any garden or container. In late summer, beautiful pink blooms appear and it continues blooming into fall. It has big leaves in creamy-ivory and edged in deep green. Sedum usually grows 20 inches high and about 24 inches wide. It is perfect for containers or even looks great as a border plant in your garden. The blooms attract butterflies and Sedum is also great as cut fresh flowers or even for dried arrangements. It is truly carefree and tolerates heat, drought and even gardener’s neglect and grows well in zones 3-10. (photo courtesy: Park Seed)

Lambs Ear
Lambs Ear is great as a groundcover growing just 2 inches high or it can be planted in containers. This plant is covered with very fine silky silver hairs that almost glisten. You can plant lambs ear in those bear areas left from the annuals and it will form a beautiful groundcover spreading 12 inches wide. Bees and butterflies love this plant and there is very little maintenance. Watering in periods of drought is all that is needed and it grows well in zones 5-8. (photo courtesy: Park Seed)

Creeping Jenny
Creeping Jenny is ideal for planting in walkways, use it as edging in your garden, or as hanging baskets and window boxes. It will also look great in containers. The golden yellow leaves of creeping jenny can truly add some much needed color to any garden during the fall season. It is recommended that creeping jenny be planted in full sun in order to get the best golden yellow color leaves. Creeping jenny grows well in zones 3-9. (photo courtesy: Park Seed)

Hens and Chicks
Hens and Chicks is a very hardy plant that grows well even in hot and dry gardens. You can plant hens and chicks in your garden or containers. It forms a bright rosette of foliage that spreads freely and creates a colorful display in almost any setting. The foliage can vary from gray-green to a deep magenta, and almost mahogany tones. The blooms can vary from yellow to pink shades color. (photo courtesy: Park Seed)

Coral Bells
Coral Bells is in the heuchera family and considered the last to bloom in the garden. It will start blooming late summer and continues until frost. It delivers masses of white blooms that look like snowflakes giving it almost a gentle beauty. Coral bells grow 18 inches high and about 19 inches wide making this plant a comfortable size for a container. It tolerates heat and sun and grows well in zones 3-8. (photo courtesy: Park Seed)

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